Tim: Festive outing number 10 for The Killers, and the third in a trilogy previously featuring 2007’s Don’t Shoot Me Santa and 2012’s I Feel It In My Bones. Long story short, Brandon Flowers is at the top of the naughty list, and Santa, played by Ryan Pardey, wants to murder him.
Tom: Wait, never mind Ryan Pardey: what on earth is Richard Dreyfuss doing there?
Tim: Well, have a listen, as I think, think, this might be the one to break through your humbug armour. Have a listen.
Tom: Nearly. Nearly.
Tim: Oh come now, JOY! As far as Killers Christmas songs go, I think has gone straight to number two – it’ll take a huge amount to beat The Cowboys’ Christmas Ball – but it’s back to that style, and there’s a lot of happiness in that video, with Santa and Brandon hugging it out at the end. Even if you’re weirded out by the jumping around in costumes, it’s all revealed at the end so it’s okay really. And speaking of the end, oh, isn’t lovely when the bells come along?
Tom: It is. And that’s a great chorus — with harmonies that remind me of Queen more than anything else, which I suspect is a deliberate style choice. But that schlocky-accent talking-bit completely kills it for me.
Tim: Yes – that is my biggest annoyance with the track as well. I could also do without quite such a mopey intro (though I get the need), but those aside this is just lovely, and I’m a particularly fan of the donkey stumbling around in the background. So, ultimate test: are you feeling festive yet?
Tom: Not yet. Not quite yet. But it’s close.
Tim: Hmm. I’ll wear you down in the end.